Have you ordered anything from Digikey lately?

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

Rant:

I did today and found that there were no "catalog page" references.

Mouser has them, Newark has them, Allied has them. What happened here?

 

[jpanhalt]

No paper catalog?

https://multichannelmerchant.com/opsandfulfillment/advisor/digikey-halts-print-catalogs-0329jt1/

John

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

I'm not really complaining about the lack of a paper catalog, but I'm complaining about the lack of the content pages that the paper catalog provided.

Try ordering 15 values of resistors from the same brand/type/package.

Try finding all of the pieces for an AMP CPC connector, Series 1 or Series 2.

The search engine sucks big time because it doesn't have the number of parts that match a particular criteria like Newark and Mouser does.

The search engine doesn't know that output 1, output 2 and output 3 of a power supply needs to know all of the permutations. -5, 5 and 15 it seems returns different results than 15, 5 and -5.

 

[MrAl]

Hi Keep,

Did you try their "Dynamic Catalog" yet?
I didnt try it but just noticed that they have that now.

 

[jpanhalt]

I agree on the comfort of using a paper catalog or electronic page that emulates a paper page. Ordering connectors and associated parts is particularly difficult. With DigiKey, I just go the sections called "for Use with" and "associated product."

My usual connectors are the crimp-on types as used with model servos and pin headers for which I generally know exactly what I want. I dread going to the sort of things you mention regardless of the supplier. There are so many possibilities. Nevertheless, I usually end up at Mouser to find what I need. Then I check DigiKey for price or use my Mouser discovery to complete a DigiKey order.

It is not that I like the absence of page references, I was just responding to your question of why there were none at DigiKey.

John

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

Yep, have. It's about as goofy too if looking for a bunch of similar resistors.

John:
Start here: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/206037-1/A1304-ND/15600

Where are the sealing rings and the cable clamps. Selective gold and gold plating thicknesses for the pins.

Now suppose I want 15 different resistor values from this series: https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/ERJ-8ENF1000V/P100FCT-ND/89290

 

[MrAl]

Hi again,


What i do is type in a part like "resistor" and then it brings up a list where i can select "Resistors/Through Hole".
Then selecting that brings up a list with columns like "Series, Manufacturer, Power,Resistance(Ohms)", etc.
Once you select a manufacturer (like Stackpole) you see only that manufacturers resistors.

Maybe what you want is a better description of the products without having to zero in on one first.

Actually i did order from them recently but didnt need a catalog as i knew what it was i wanted and found it with the search engine. Sometimes with the engine you have to be more general until you see a list with what you want on it.
What they were doing a while back was mailing out cards that asked if you wanted a paper catalog. Not sure if they do that anymore or not, but you could probably request one. Oh ok i just read that they dont send them anymore, dont even print them.

Looks like they also have a Live online chat now.

 

[KeepItSimpleStupid]

It seems like with digikey, a more generic terms sometimes works better. I finally saw a manufacturer's list and then selected the 4 values or so and then I had to contend with all if the digi-reels and full reels. I can't eliminate them.

No catalog per John. I'd always find something using search and then go to the PDF page and pick from there. And if I wasn't sure what I wanted, you could always get to the right section and Browse.

I pith the budding, just graduated Engineer that doesn't have a clue what's out there.